Intracranial epidermoid cysts are one of the rare intracranial tumors. They represent 0.2–1% of intracranial tumors and 7% of cerebellopontine angle tumors. The pineal location is exceptional for this type of tumor. In 1928, Cushing was the first to report the pineal location of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrs/2024/v7i2238
Imad Laamri, Mohammed Dady, Taha Kabbaj, Sabrillah Echiguer, Yousra Ouhammou, Mountassir Moujahid, Ahmed Bounaim & Aziz Zentar·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2024
Cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland is a rare benign tumor, typically discovered incidentally due to its asymptomatic nature. Imaging techniques such as ultrasound and CT scans play a critical role in suggesting the diagnosis, but definitive confirmation is achieved through...
Fondop Joseph, Puepie Marlene, Moumi Mirelle, Haman N.O., Dikongue Dikongue A, DJAM CHEFOR ALAIN, Motah Mathieu & Djientcheu Vincent de Paul·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2024
Obstetrical cranial trauma can be responsible for extracranial hematomas, cranial fractures, and intracranial hematomas. It is diagnosed early, either after a normal vaginal or instrumental delivery, and rarely during Caesarean deliveries. It is most often located at the parietal...
Sacral chordoma is a type of cancer that starts from leftover tissues of the notochord and is mostly seen in individuals, between 50 to 70 years old. The diagnosis typically involves the use of MRI scans and a biopsy procedure to confirm it accurately; surgery is usually the appr...
Objective: The objective of our study consists of studying the contribution of minimally invasive surgery for lumbar spondylolisthesis in patients treated in the neurosurgery department of the Ibn Sina University Hospital in the city of Rabat during a period of 8 years. Summary o...
Spinal epidermal cysts are benign malformative tumors, which can be classified into two types: congenital forms that are often associated with other malformations. (bone, cutaneous) and exceptional acquired forms. Classically, spinal epidermoids are observed in the paraslear regi...
Bachar Amine, El Kinani Siham, El Azhari Ilias, Essaidi Zakaria, Elabbassi Taoufik & Bensardi Fatima Zahra·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2024
Rectal foreign body challenge by its complexity emergency departments around the world. The diagnosis and management need a delicate approach, the foreign body can be successfully extracted by digital maneuver, endoscopy or surgery. We report here a rare case of a transanal migra...
Imad Laamri, Mohammed Dady, Sabrillah Echiguer, Yousra Ouhammou, Oumaima Lahnaoui, Amine Souadka, Mohammed Anass Majbar & Amine Benkabbou·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2024
The Brunner's gland hamartoma is a benign tumor of the duodenum, but it has malignant potential with a very low risk of progressing to adenocarcinoma. It is rare, accounting for less than 1% of primary tumors of the small intestine. Furthermore, its clinical manifestations are no...
Lipomas are among the most common benign soft tissue tumors of the body. They are commonly encountered in neck, trunk and upper extremity. Hand localization remains rare and only represents 1% to 3.8% of cases [1]. Anatomical Snuffbox (Radial Fossa) lipoma are exceptional. Manage...
Desmoid tumors, also known as aggressive fibromatosis, are benign neoplasms originating from mesenchymal cells or fibroblasts. Despite their benign nature, these tumors are locally aggressive and do not metastasize distantly. They account for less than 3% of all soft tissue tumor...
Naznin Aktar Sheuli, Upendra Nath Ray, Mohammad Farhad Ali Tarafder, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Nadiuzzaman Khan, Sangul Islam & AHM Abu Sufian·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2024
Background: Cardiac complications represent the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in β thalassemia, with iron overload and high output state being the main precipitating factors. Splenectomy is used in the management of β thalassemia, and its impact on cardiovascular funct...
Lipomas are very common benign tumors which are preferentially located in the neck and trunk, however other locations which are rare but can exist such as the hand and its commissures. We report one case of a massif lipoma of the first commissural that progressed for 10 years of...
Background: Pilonidal sinus disease is a chronic inflammation and infection of the sacrococcygeal region. It is a common disease, affecting roughly 26 per 100 000 populations, usually appears at age between 15&25 years old and predominantly affects young males. It can cause...
Mucocele of the appendix is an obstructive dilatation of the appendix caused by the accumulation of mucinous material within the lumen. This rare condition occurs in 0.2-0.7% of all appendectomy specimens and is most commonly seen in individuals aged 50-60 years. Surgical interve...
This study will help identify the barriers to vasectomy as a family planning option among male medical resident doctors in Jos University Teaching Hospital. Vasectomy, or male surgical sterilization, involves the division or occlusion of the lumen of the vas deferens leading to d...